How Do You Prepare for General Conference?

Apostolic Life in the 21st Century

David K. Bernard

Theology, Oneness Pentecostal, Religion & Spirituality, Apostolic Pentecostal, United Pentecostal Church International, Upci, Christianity, David K. Bernard

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🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Dr. David K. Bernard shares his perspective on the UPCI's annual General Conference, which will be held this week in Long Beach, California. Dr. Bernard discusses his conference schedule and responsibilities, what he does to prepare, and how he unwinds once the event is over.You can shop Dr. Bernard's catalog of published books at PentecostalPublishing.com. Enter promo code DKB10 at checkout to save 10 percent on your order.If you enjoy this podcast, leave a five-star rating and a revie...

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0:00.0	The UPCI's annual general conference begins tomorrow in Long Beach, California.
0:06.3	In this special episode, UPCI General Superintendent Dr. David K. Bernard explains how he prepares
0:13.0	for this important event and what he does to unwind once it's over.
0:18.2	Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to helping modern
0:24.4	day believers live out the teachings of the First Century. This podcast is part of the teaching
0:30.2	ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard. Dr. Bernard has dedicated his life to studying the Bible and
0:36.5	helping believers apply its message
0:38.5	to their daily lives. In Apostolic Life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions
0:45.2	about what the Bible teaches and how those teachings apply to everyday life.
0:52.0	The UPCI's annual General Conference begins tomorrow in Long Beach, California, and we hope
0:56.7	people will tune in and watch. We're going to be streaming that on our Facebook page and on the
1:01.8	UPCI's YouTube channel so people can watch those services. But anybody who knows anything about
1:07.2	General Conference knows that not only is it one of the most important events on our organization's annual calendar, but it is an extremely busy week for you. Not only are you going
1:16.5	to be overseeing the UPCI's annual business meeting this week, but you're also going to be preaching
1:21.3	during the Thursday evening service. So my question is, can you just give us to start with a brief
1:27.2	outline of your responsibilities?
1:29.0	What will you be doing this week at General Conference?
1:31.3	Well, there are many components.
1:33.6	So I'm the chairman of the General Conference of the General Board and the Executive Board.
1:39.4	So typically the Executive Board, which is a subset of the general board that handles planning for certain things, that meets usually on Sunday night. So I'll have a Sunday, the whole week starts for me with Sunday night meeting the executive board. Then Monday morning, all day Monday and through Tuesday, usually ending noon or early afternoon in time for service, is the meeting of the
2:03.0	general board. So the executive board meets three times a year in person. The general board meets
2:07.0	two times a year in person. And these meetings can go quite long. Yes, they will typically go very long,
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